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Compressed Air Storage Fritz Crotogino
KBB Underground Technologies GmbH, Hannover
Internationale Konferenz "Energieautonomie durch Speicherung Erneuerbarer Energien", 30.-31. Oktober 2006
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Compressed air energy storage
1. Demand for energy storage (power plant scale)2. Concept3. Salt cavern storage4. Existing and planned storages5. Applications
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18 000 MW40 000 MW
6 210 MW
North Americainstalled wind power: 9 100 MW
Europe40 000 MW
Germany19 000 MW
Germany #1 in installed wind power capacity
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Typical features:
Fluctuating generation
No correlation with demand
High output peaks andslumps
(increasingly) decentralisedgeneration in north
Priority ahead of conventionalpower sources
Tage
New factor: Wind energy
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grid load
Wind power feed in
Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa So
2
0
6
4
8GW
base load generation
Out
put
Time
Wind power feed-in creates add. demand for balance and reserve power
medium & peak load
Missmatch between generation and demand
Idea: Prof LeonhardTU Braunschweit
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Grid load
Windeinspeisung
Mo Di Mi Do Fr Sa So
2
0
6
4
8GW
Base load generation
Out
put
Time
Need for reserve powerin case of calms
Idea: Prof LeonhardTU Braunschweit
Wind power feed in
Reserve
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Need for balance power for balancingdeviations between forecast and actual state
Idea: Prof LeonhardTU Braunschweit
Grid load
Mo
2
Di Mi Do Fr Sa So0
6
4
8GW
Base load generation
Out
put
Time
Excess = storage
Extra demand = withdrawal
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Future wind energy feed in will require large scale energy storage
large scale150 ... 3000 MW ouput1 .. 7 d storage capacity
storage options1. pumped hydro2 hydrogen3 compressed air energy storage (CAES)
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Pumped hydro plant GoldisthalP = 1 060 MW / W = 8h * 1 060 MW / eta > 80%
1000m
upper pond12 mio m³
lower pond
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Compressed air energy storage
η = 55 %
Fuel consumption & CO2 emissions:minus 40 .. 60 %
compressormotorgas turbinecaverns
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Hydrogen Storage: wind power – hydrogen -H2 gas turbine produces power
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Compressed air energy storage
1. Demand for energy storage (power plant scale)2. Concept3. Salt cavern storage4. Existing and planned storages5. Applications
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ambient air
compressors
cooler cooler
Expansions-Gasturbinen
M
AbgasBrennkammern
motor/ generator
CAES plant (Huntorf)
Erdgas
air storage
heatInput:0,83 kWh elektr. energy1,56 kWh fossil energyOutput:1 kWh elektr. energyefficiencyη = 42 %
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CAES GT-Kraftwerk w/ heat recuperator (McIntosh)
compressors
cooler cooler nat. gas
gasturbine
G
exaust gas
motor/generator
air storage
recuperator
heatInput:0,69 kWh elektr. energy1,17 kWh fossil energyOutput:1 kWh elektr. energyefficiency:η = 54 %
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Advanced Adiabatic CAES (EU-funded R&D project)
expansionturbine
Mmotor/generator
heatstorage
ambient air
compressor
air storage
Input:1,42 kWh elektr. energy0,00 kWh fossil energyOutput:1 kWh elektr. energyefficiency:η = 70 %
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Compressed air energy storage
1. Demand for energy storage (power plant scale)2. Concept3. Salt cavern storage4. Existing and planned storages5. Applications
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Aquifer-Speicher
Compressed air storage in salt caverns
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3D view of salt dome
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Compressed air energy storage
1. Demand for energy storage (power plant scale)2. Concept3. Salt cavern storage4. Existing and planned storages5. Applications
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EON 290 MW CAES power plant in Huntorf
Cavern NK1
Cavern NK2
Power plant
•output 290 MW * 2h•input 60 MW * 8h•2 caverns à 150 000 m³•pressure range 50..70 bar
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AEC 110 MW CAES Plant, McIntosh USA
•output 110 MW * 26h•input 60 MW•1 cavern à 540 000 m³
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Planned 2 700 MW CAES plant,Norton, Ohio, USA
P = 2 700 MWΔt = 8 d
V = 10 000 000 m³l = 700 m
Former limestone mine
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Interior view of EON Huntorf CAES
27
hp compressor
motor / generator
gas turbine
gear box
coolernot visible
lp compressor
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Compressed air energy storage
1. Demand for energy storage (power plant scale)2. Concept3. Salt cavern storage4. Existing and planned storages5. Applications
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General areas of application
copyright for background graphics: E.ON Netz
option 1
option 2
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Option I: CAES power plant as part of a wind farm
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1000
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Time/Days
Win
d ou
tput
[M
W]
Expected benefits:
better grid utilisation
not laid out for peak loads
WEA equivalent of normalpower plant
WEA not switched offwhen there is over capacity
Expected benefits:
better grid utilisation
not laid out for peak loads
WEA equivalent of normalpower plant
WEA not switched offwhen there is over capacity
semi-constant output
wind power (Input)
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Option II: Generation and storage of balance power
Copyright: E.ON Netz
Time / h
Out
put /
MW
+ 800 MWDemand for
positive balancepower
Demand fornegative balance
power
actual feed in
prognosis
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Summary (1)
1. Wind energy will require in future moreregulating power (minute reserve)reserve power in case of calms
2. Options for regulating power production:- conventional gas turbine plants- CAES plants
3. Advantage of CAES plants40..60% less or 0%* fuel consumption + CO2
- disposal of regulating power in case of excess power (base laod or wind energy)
* in case of pumped hydro or AA CAES plants
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Summary (2)
CAES plants
4. can balance fluctuating wind power for a limited period of time
5. limit the need for fossil reserve power plants
6. avoid shut down of wind converters in case of grid low load and high wind
7. reduce need for additional grid capacity